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Household of Thomas Higgin (born 1813, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Thomas Higgin and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Higgin, born in 1813 in Colne, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Betsy Higgin, born in 1829 in Todmorden, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Step Son, Richard A (born 1859 in Lancashire, England), Thomas's Step Son, Robert (born 1864 in Lancashire, England), Thomas's Visitor, John Thos (born 1869 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Visitor, Jane Ann (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Higgin's household

Male

Thomas

Higgin

Head
Female

Betsy

Higgin

Wife
Male

Richard A

Sagar

Step Son
Male

Robert

Sagar

Step Son
Male

John Thos

Shackleton

Visitor
Female

Jane Ann

Shackleton

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Higgin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Colne, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Higgin

Head

Married

68

1813

Colne, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Higgin

Wife

Married

52

1829

Todmorden, Yorkshire, England

Richard A

Sagar

Step Son

Single

22

1859

Lancashire, England

Robert

Sagar

Step Son

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

John Thos

Shackleton

Visitor

Single

12

1869

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Jane Ann

Shackleton

Visitor

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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